BCOG 492

Credit: 3 hours.

Capstone experience for undergraduate students doing advanced research in brain and cognitive sciences. Provides in-depth background knowledge of their research, and teaches students to make effective oral and written presentations of their findings.

3 undergraduate hours. No graduate credit. May be repeated in separate semesters for a maximum of 6 undergraduate hours. The fall offering of the course will focus on identifying a research question and writing a comprehensive review of the literature bearing on the research question. The spring offering of the course will focus on writing the empirical results of the experiment/study and writing a discussion of the results, placing the study findings in the context of the literature. Prerequisite: Senior standing in Brain and Cognitive Sciences, and consent of instructor. Students must arrange to do a research project with a faculty member. Restricted to Brain & Cognitive Science majors.